Notices and Rules
All Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournaments Selected for Reporting
All Atlantic HMS tournaments will be required to report beginning on January 1, 2019. All Atlantic HMS tournament operators are required to submit an HMS tournament catch summary report within seven days after tournament.
Effective
01/01/2019
Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat
NOAA Fisheries conducted a 5-year review of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and determined that updates to HMS EFH were warranted. Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP was undertaken to update HM
Effective
08/30/2017
Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The purpose of Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishery management plan (FMP) is to end overfishing on, and rebuild the dusky shark stock. Draft Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (77 FR 73029) propos
Effective
06/05/2017
Amendment 9 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The final rule to implement Amendment 9 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan is now available.
Effective
03/15/2016
Amendment 6 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Future of the Shark Fishery
The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as part of the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan.
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Effective
08/18/2015
Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Bluefin Tuna Management
NOAA Fisheries proposed Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to address bluefin tuna management concerns due to recent trends and characteristics of the bluefin fisheries. The final rul
Effective
01/01/2015
Amendment 5a to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
In the draft of Amendment 5, NOAA Fisheries proposed measures designed to reduce fishing mortality and rebuild various overfished Atlantic shark species, including dusky sharks. The measures would also ensure that a limited sustainable shark fishery
Published
07/01/2013
Amendment 4 to the HMS Fishery Management Plan: Caribbean Management Measures
In 2012, NOAA Fisheries finalized changes to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan related to the U.S. Caribbean territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Published
10/01/2012
Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
In 2010 NOAA Fisheries published a final rule implementing Amendment 3 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The rule implements conservation and management measures for blacknose sharks, shortfin mako
Published
10/01/2010
Amendment 1 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat
In 2009, NOAA Fisheries amended the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan based on a review of Atlantic HMS Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The document examines alternatives for updating HMS EFH, considers habitat are
Published
06/01/2009